Basin States' Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement, CO River Interim guidelines for Lower Basin Shrotages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

• Year: 2007
• Title: Basin States' Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement, CO River Interim guidelines for Lower Basin Shrotages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
• CWCB Section: Interstate & Federal
• Description: Basin States' Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement, CO River Interim guidelines for Lower Basin Shrotages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
• Publications - Doc Type: Other

supplies within the Year of operation and Off-stream Banking only with water
delivered through the Colorado River Aqueduct.
9. "Domestic Use" shall have the same meaning as defined in the 1922 Colorado
River Compact.
10. ``Forbearance Agreement" shall mean the Lower Colorado River Intentionally
Created Surplus Forbearance Agreement, to be entered into among the Lower
Division States, and certain Contractors in the Lower Division States.
ll. "Intentionally Created Surplus ("ICS")" shall mean intentionally created
surplus available for use under the terms and conditions of the Forbearance
Agreement and a Delivery Agreement.
a. ICS created through extraordinary conservation, as provided for in
Section S.D.1, shall be referred to as "Extraordinary Conservation
ICS."
b. ICS created through tributary conservation, as provided for in Section
S.D.2, shall be referred to as "Tributary Conservation ICS."
c. ICS created through system efficiency projects, as provided for in
Section S.D.3, shall be referred to as "System Efficiency ICS."
d. ICS created through the importation of non-Colorado River System
Water, as provided for in Section S.D.4, shall be referred to as
"Imported ICS."
12. "ICS Account" shall mean records established by the Secretary.
13. "ICS Declaration" shall mean a declaration by the Secretary that ICS is
available for release.
14. "Interim Period" refers to the effective period as described in Section 9.
15. "Lower Division States" shall mean the Colorado River Basin States of
Arizona, California, and Nevada.
16. "Mainstream" shall have the same meaning as defined in the Consolidated
Decree.
17. ``Off-stream Banking" shall mean the diversion of Colorado River water to
underground storage facilities for use in subsequent Years from the facility
used by a Contractor diverting such water.
18. ``Parties" shall mean all of the signatories to the Forbearance Agreement.
19. "ROD" shall mean the Record of Decision issued by the Secretary for the
Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated
Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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